Ange Du Fresnay Explained

Ange Antoine Guy du Fresnay
Birth Date:	1839
Birth Place:	Sartrouville
Death Date:	1900
Death Place:	Paris, France
Occupation:	Executive knight
Spouse:	Belza Dubreuil

Ange Antoine Guy du Fresnay (1839-1900) was a knight of the Order of Carlos III of Spain and director of The Phoenix Companies in France.^[1]

He was the son of French writer Maria Du Fresnay, the half-brother of Honoré de Balzac's daughter Marie-Caroline Du Fresnay, and the ancestor of French writer and silent film director Guy du Fresnay as well as of French essayist and economist Philippe du Fresnay.

Biography

In 1858, he began working at The Phoenix Companies (now Royal & SunAlliance) in Paris, later becoming their CEO until his death.^[1]

In 1877, he bought from Claude Monet his painting Riverbank at Argenteuil,^[2] which he sold in 1894.

In 1880, he had the "Villa Belza"^[3] built^[4] as a gift to his wife Belza, née Dubreuil.^{[5] [6]} Classified in 1997, this is now one of Biarritz's landmarks.^[7]

In 1883, Ange du Fresnay was made Knight of the Order of Carlos III^[8] by king Alphonso XII of Spain.

Bibliography

• • Gilbert Guislain, "Balzac", Studyrama, 2004 (page 81)
• Chancerel/Pierrot, "La véritable Eugénie Grandet : Marie du Fresnay", Revue des sciences humaines, 1955 (page 10-11)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Full text of "Premier Congrès international d'actuaires, Bruxelles, 2–6 septembre 1895 ...". 2014-10-18.
2. Web site: La Seine à Argenteuil by Claude Monet | Blouin Art Sales Index. artsalesindex.artinfo.com. 2014-10-18.
3. Web site: Quizz photo de voyage : La villa perchée : Geo.fr. geo.fr. 2014-10-18.
4. Book: Le guide de Biarritz. Rousseau, M.. 2013. La Cheminante. 9782917598450. 28. 2014-10-18.
5. La "Villa Belza": extrait de "Petite histoire de Biarritz" de Michel Fabre.
6. Web site: Belza. biarritz.ovh.org. 2014-10-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20140617124518/http://www.biarritz.ovh.org/villas/Belza.html. 17 June 2014. dead.
7. Web site: VILLA BELZA – Visites – Points d'intérêt > Monuments et édifices > Demeure – Hôtel particulier Biarritz. petitfute.com. 2014-10-18.
8. Book: Propuestas, solicitudes y decretos de la Real y muy distinguida Orden de Carlos III. de Cárdenas Piera, E.. Instituto Luis de Salazar y Castro. Instituto Salazar y Castro (Espagne).. 1993. vol. 3. Hidalguía. 9788487204500. 233. 2014-10-18.